Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch Pendant Handbeaded I love to make jewellery

I love to make jewellery from preloved objects and when I came across this beautiful antique glass decanter stopper

A pair of upcycled silver military pips backed with green felt and edged with tiny silver beads suspended from faceted red glass beads and with green leaf vintage charms

and wood spacer beads

The doll has a limbless body

I have added decorative beadwork around the glasses and to the outside edge of the brooch

Magnificent Handbeaded Necklace with Vintage Brooch Pendant Handbeaded I love to make jewelleryThis necklace is rather special. I have handbeaded each link over many hours. I enjoy the slowness of the process and seeing the small piles of tiny beads form into a bespoke piece of wearable art. On my travels, I found a perfect vintage brooch in similar colours and wondered how I might incorporate it into the piece. I settled on using it as the centrepiece to a bigger pendant and have added more of my own beadwork to tie it in. The brooch can be